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After seven years and 238 goals, Henrik Larsson plays his last competitive match in front of the Celtic Park faithful tomorrow

IT TAKES A REMARKABLE sense of perception and willpower to know when your number is up. Henrik Larsson has both qualities in abundance, which is why no amount of tears at Celtic Park tomorrow will persuade him to change his mind.

There will be one last blast of theme tune from The Magnificent Seven before Celtic’s iconic No 7 turns and heads up the tunnel. With perfect symmetry, Larsson has recognised that seven years is enough.

In American sport, there is a tradition of “retiring” the number worn by legends. The most celebrated of all came when Michael Jordan —